HC Deb 19 November 1941 vol 376 cc358-9W
Major Peto

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has examined the possibility of disposing of the exportable surplus of the Kenya coffee crop; and whether arrangements exist for a certain amount of shipping space to be devoted to its transport to this country?

Mr. George Hall

The Ministry of Food are obtaining coffee from East Africa, and sales are also being effected to the United States of America. Other important markets, including Canada and the Union of South Africa, remain open, and it is not therefore expected that the exportable surplus, if any, at the end of the shipping season will be unduly large.